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'''Douglas R. Burns''', also known as '''D Burns''' (July 8, 1895 – October 9, 1977),<ref name=mburns>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28880628/mamie-burns#view-photo=12175116|title=Mamie Burns (1896-1982)|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=November 23, 2019}}</ref> was from 1942 to 1965 the manager of the legendary [[Pitchfork Ranch]] near Guthrie in King County, [[Texas]]. Earlier he had ranched for thirteen years near Lamesa (pronounced LA MEESA) in Dawson County, also in West Texas
'''Douglas R. Burns''', also known as '''D Burns''' (July 8, 1895 – October 9, 1977),<ref name=mburns>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28880628/mamie-burns#view-photo=12175116|title=Mamie Burns (1896-1982)|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=November 23, 2019}}</ref> was from 1942 to 1965 the manager of the legendary [[Pitchfork Ranch]] near Guthrie in King County, [[Texas]]. Earlier he had ranched for thirteen years near Lamesa (pronounced LA MEESA) in Dawson County, also in West Texas
A native of Cuero in DeWitt County in southeastern Texas, Burns was the youngest of five children born to Arthur Burns (1853-1914) and the former Mary Evelyn Cardwell (1855-1914). His paternal grandfather, Columbus James Parmer Burns (1829-1999),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/burns/10453/|title=Douglas R. Burns, son of Arthur Burns|publisher=genealogy.com|author=Sheryl Williams|date=April 22, 2009|accessdate=November 22, 2019}}</ref> was the first white child born in what became DeWitt County, which is named for the empresario, Green DeWitt
A native of Cuero in DeWitt County in southeastern Texas, Burns was the youngest of five children born to Arthur Burns (1853-1914) and the former Mary Evelyn Cardwell (1855-1914). His parents are interred at Hillside Cemetery in Cuero.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68733642/arthur-burns|publisher=Findagrave.com|title=Arthur Burns|accessdate=November 23, 2019}}</ref> His paternal grandfather, Columbus James Parmer Burns (1829-1999),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/burns/10453/|title=Douglas R. Burns, son of Arthur Burns|publisher=genealogy.com|author=Sheryl Williams|date=April 22, 2009|accessdate=November 22, 2019}}</ref> was the first white child born in what became DeWitt County, which is named for the empresario, Green DeWitt
Douglas Burns graduated from [[Texas A&M University]] with a Bachelor of Science in animal husbandry. He was a member of the Texas Hereford, the American Quarter Horse, and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raiser's associations. He was the first chairman of overseers of the [[Texas Tech University]] Ranching Heritage Association in [[Lubbock]].<ref name=inventory>{{cite web|url=https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/ttusw/00123/tsw-00123.html|title=Douglas R. Burns: An Inventory of His Papers|publisher=Texas Tech University]] Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library|accessdate=November 22, 2019}}</ref>
Douglas Burns graduated from [[Texas A&M University]] with a Bachelor of Science in animal husbandry. He was a member of the Texas Hereford, the American Quarter Horse, and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raiser's associations. He was the first chairman of overseers of the [[Texas Tech University]] Ranching Heritage Association in [[Lubbock]].<ref name=inventory>{{cite web|url=https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/ttusw/00123/tsw-00123.html|title=Douglas R. Burns: An Inventory of His Papers|publisher=Texas Tech University]] Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library|accessdate=November 22, 2019}}</ref>